Giovanni Ozzola Biography
Giovanni Ozzola (1982 - ) is a self-taught artist, born in Florence in 1982. After a few years in London, in 2001 he returned to Italy and began to develop his own artistic path. He currently resides and works in the Canary Islands. He is a multimedia artist who focuses on photography, video and sculptural installations. Ozzola's work reveals a profound awareness of the phenomena of light and its various physical properties. His main philosophical and aesthetic issues are infinity and exploration, both geographical and introspective. The center of his attention refers to light as matter. In his three-dimensional practice, Ozzola looks at some of these same properties using a variety of materials: neon lights to illuminate found objects from within, marble installations as backdrops for video projects, or slate sheets as surfaces for printmaking. His works are currently included in public collections around the world, including Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris; Bernard Magrez Cultural Institute, Bordeaux; Franz Gertsch Museum, Burgdorf, Switzerland; Pecci Museum, Prato; VAF Foundation, Frankfurt am Main.1
